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Project Finance - March, 2022

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• Ex-Coal Co. Exec Arrested On Bribery Scheme Charges
• Cybersecurity Pros On Edge As Biden Warns Of Russia Threat
• Chilean Project's Del. Ch. 11 Churns Up Jurisdiction Fight
• Salmon Suit Against Maine Dams To Proceed
• Commerce's Tariff Probe Darkens Outlook For Solar Deals
• Targa Tells Texas Court Contract Doesn't Back $158M Loss
• 7th Circ. Urged To Keep Block On $500M Midwest Power Line
• Red States Want 5th Circ. To Revive Greenhouse Cost Block
• 4 Takeaways From Pa. Draft Environmental Justice Policy
• 3rd Circ. Unsure Pa. GOP Can Undo Del. River Fracking Ban
• 5 Mediation Mistakes That Create Obstacles To Settlement
• Biden To Release Oil Reserves For 6 Months Amid High Prices
• NJ Multifamily Buildings Land $105M For Refinancing
• Judge OKs $83M Deal In Surfside Collapse Over Objections
• Ill. Court Cuts State Claims From Obama Center Challenge
• Solar Investors' €34M Award Against Spain Upheld By ICSID
• Oxy Says $392M Award In Ecuador Oil Fight Must Be Nixed
• The Problem With GOP Attack On Jackson Immigration Ruling
• Eversheds Sutherland Opens Office In San Francisco
• Icahn Says Southwest Gas Cheated With $400M Stock Offering
• Spain Can't Get €291M Award To NextEra Units Nixed
• Chancery Orders Delaware Port To Allow Gas Tank Access
• FERC Can't Justify PURPA Eligibility Redo, DC Circ. Told
• NJ Justices Seem Likely To Let Pipeline Co. Into Enviro Fray
• Justices Urged To Stay Out Of Trump Water Rule Fight
• W.Va. Wrongly Issued Pipeline Water Permit, 4th Circ. Hears
• Fighting Legal Challenges To Renewable Projects With NEPA
• JPMorgan Can't Exit $71M Texas Storm Force Majeure Fight
• Commerce Opens Solar Tariff Probe, Sparking Furor From Biz
• EPA Botched Air Pollution Rule Revamping, DC Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Tosses Challenge To FERC Security Upgrades Ruling
• Biden Budget Provides Billions For Clean Energy
• EPA Sees Biden Budget Boost As Crucial To Strategic Plan
• Orsted Sells 50% Stake In Offshore Wind Project For £3B
• US Agrees To Eco-Remediation In Border Wall Settlements
• Calif. Cities' Drilling Bans May Face Pushback In State Courts
• Southwest Gas Slams Icahn's $5B Bid Amid Delaware Fight
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Ethics Principles Call For Justice Thomas Recusal On Election
• Judge Snubs FirstEnergy Deal With Call For Depositions
• Ex-Mich. Gov. Refuses To Testify On Flint Despite Court Order
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Hearing On Icahn Southwest Gas Offer
• Tensions Ease In LA School District, Scrap Metal Yard Fight
• Biden Admin. Defends Revamped Nationwide Pipeline Permit
• Black Farming Community Challenges Ill. Gas Pipeline
• Mass. Power Plant Rebrands As Del. Ch. 11 Kicks Off
• Interior Unveils Offshore Wind Lease Auction For Carolinas
• New EPA Chief Rolls Back Trump-Era 'Sue And Settle' Memo
• 5 Ways Law Firm Leaders Can Prioritize Strategic Thinking
• US, EU Unveil Plans To Lessen Reliance On Russian Gas
• Dentons Davis Brown Construction Chair Eyes Price Volatility
• Feds Say Russian Hackers Targeted Energy Sector Worldwide
• FERC Hits Pause On Pipeline Policy Shift
• DC Circ. Backs FERC On Power Project Funding Rule
• Calif. Climate And Energy Legislation To Watch This Term
• Energy Co. Sues Insurer For $7M Over Failed Wind Farm Deal
• Justices Block NJ From Leaving Bistate Port Policing Agency
• Eversheds Recruits Project Finance Co-Lead From Freshfields
• College's Censure Didn't Harm Free Speech, Justices Say
• Mass. Power Plant Plugs Into Del. Ch. 11 With $570M Debt
• How Law Schools Can Navigate Toward Equity And Inclusion
• Feds Drilled For Remand Bid In Alaskan Mining Road Fight
• Black Farmers Win 5th Circ. Bid To Enter Virus Relief Fight
• Oil Cos. Get Backing In 3rd Circ. Bid To Remove Enviro Suit
• Texas Panel Weighs If $2.2M Offshore Injury Win Can Stand
• Energy Cos. Will Bear Brunt Of SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule
• Where Judge Jackson Stands On Key Civil Procedure Issues
• Gas Group Says Berkeley Ban Oversteps Authority
• Trade Court Leaves Duties On Canadian Wind Towers Intact
• Fiscal Board Says Talks Near On Puerto Rico Utility Reorg
• Stellantis, LG Partner On $4.1B Electric Battery JV In Canada
• FirstEnergy's Ex-CEO Bribed Ohio Officials, Investors Say
• SEC Climate Plan Would Unleash Flood Of Demands On Cos.
• Judge Demands Names Of FirstEnergy Execs Who Paid Bribes
• Bat's Newly Endangered Status Could Limit Many US Projects
• Exxon Can't Argue Mass. Climate Suit Is Politically Motivated
• Limetree Refinery Creditors Say Ch. 11 Case Should End Now
• DC Circ. Won't Touch FERC's Grid-Builder Decision
• Puerto Rican Teachers Say Pension Changes Go Too Far
• What 5th Circ. Ruling Means For FERC's Bankruptcy Authority
• Del. Justices Asked To Affirm $690M Award Due To 'Bad Faith'
• Feds Say Group's Offshore Wind Challenge Is Premature
• Ex-Gov. Can't Plead Blanket Fifth In Flint Water Trial
• Dry Cleaner To Pay $2.2M To Settle NY's Pollution Claims
• Biden Warns Of New Russian Cyberattacks On Critical Entities
• Pakistan Settles $6 Billion Dispute Over Reko Diq Mine
• Water Pipeline Says Biden Admin. Can't Revisit SoCal Project
• Chilean Hydropower Creditors Slam Ch. 11 Support Blueprint
• Groups Want Florida's Water Permit Program Power Yanked
• FERC Urged To Rethink Pipeline Policy Shift
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• How To Avoid Prematurely Publicizing A Case Outcome
• Minority Farmer Groups Want In On COVID-19 Relief Fight
• Cable Group Calls For More Coordination On FCC Subsidies
• Groups Say DOI Must Turn Over Climate Impact Records
• Ex-Biofuel Execs Cite Dodgy EPA Witness In Bid For New Trial
• NRC Blasted Over Texas Nuke Waste Storage Site Approval
• La. Port Ordered To Pay $124.5M To Export Terminal Co.
• Dorsey & Whitney Construction Chief Focused On Escalation
• Federal Judge Tosses Tribe's $30M Highway Project Suit
• Spain Can't Get $45M Award To Energy Investor Nixed
• PDVSA Tells 2nd Circ. Seeking Info In Venezuela Is Dangerous
• Robbins Geller Denied $4.5M Fee In Investor Deal Intervention
• Ga. Internet Co. Can't Escape $33M Grant Fraud Suit
• Grid Tariff Change Can't Be Fought, FERC Tells DC Circ.
• It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
• Dentistry Startup Bilked Investors Out Of $2M, SEC Says
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ruling Blocking Road For Alaska Tribes
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Biden Greenhouse Gas Cost Metrics
• Solenex Fights DOI's Attempt To Win Lease Dispute
• How Communities Fare In Chevron's $121M Air Quality Deal
• Red State AGs Say Biden Can't Defend Carbon Cost Metric
• NE Capacity Market Rules Favor Gas Plants, FERC Told
• Activist's Crude Filing In 'Prince Of Whales' Suit Irks Judge
• Why The Ukraine War Won't Move The Clean Energy Needle
• Southwest Gas Calls Icahn's Special Meeting Idea 'Flawed'
• Raskin Withdraws As Biden's Pick For Fed Supervision Chief
• What Tighter Sanctions Against Russia Mean For Companies
• 5th Circ. Says Gas Co. Can Ditch Contract Sans FERC Review
• 4 Ways To Preserve Confidentiality Of Litigation Funding Docs
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Exxon Bid To Fight NY, Mass. Climate Probes
• 4 Areas Of Construction To Watch, 2 Years Into The Pandemic
• 8th Circ. Revives Dakota Pipeline Protest Police Abuse Suit
• DC Circ. Judge Says ConEd, Linden's Tariffs Unreasonable
• Feds Push For Stay Of Carbon Cost Injunction At 5th Circ.
• 1st Circ. Won't Pause Puerto Rico Plan For Teachers' Appeal
• Congress Sets Aside $450M For Rural Broadband
• Ampersand Clarifies Power Project Placed-In-Service Analysis
• Davis Polk, V&E Rep $950M Sale Of Natural Gas Assets
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Remote Hearings Are Ill-Suited Default For Litigation Realities
• White & Case Latest Firm To Drop Russian Client
• Montana Judge Strikes Down More Trump Oil And Gas Leases
• Fight Against Keystone XL Pipeline Segment Deemed Moot
• Manchin Says He Won't Back Biden's Fed Nominee Raskin
• Debevoise-Led KKR Collects $17B For 4th Infrastructure Fund
• Pakistan Can't Get $6B Award Suit Paused
• Nevada Federal Judge Denies Tribe Chance To Join Mine Suit
• DC Circ. Says FERC Shirked Mass. Pipeline Climate Review
• Court Tosses NYC Motorists' Excessive E-ZPass Toll Fees Suit
• FAA Asks 9th Circ. To Uphold Amazon Air Cargo Site Approval
• ABA's New Anti-Bias Curriculum Rule Is Insufficient
• EPA's Ozone Proposal Cracks Down On Upwind Air Pollution
• Nigeria Loses Round In $10B Award Enforcement Suit
• NM Fights Texas Nuke Waste Storage Site Approval
• Feds Say Ex-Braskem CEO Can't Cite Virus For Early Release
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Wilson, Freshfields
• Govt. Tells 9th Circ. Not To Block Nevada Lithium Mine
• Chancery Denies Would-Be Rail Buyer's $45M Ask
• The 3 Biggest Unanswered Questions About ESG
• Transmission Developer Insists It Can Fight FERC Tariff Order
• FERC Chair Defends New Pipeline Policy At CERAWeek
• Spencer Fane Brings Aboard 2 Utility Pros In Austin
• Texas Oil Driller Rockall Energy Files Ch. 11
• EPA Head Vows More Cohesive Guidance For Energy Industry
• Hamptonites Say Offshore Wind Review Glossed Over PFAS
• Holland & Knight Snags Jones Walker Energy Industry Atty
• La. Judge Says Biden Lacked Authority In Emissions Regs
• Proposed 3% EPA Budget Boost Shorts Biden's Request
• Omnibus Spending Bill Carves Out $103B For DOT
• CIM Group Provides $344M Loan For Atlanta Office Tower
• Justices Urged To Pass On Spire's Fight To Retain Permit
• Judge Wants Progress On Puerto Rico Utility Reorg By May
• Mass. Court Doubts Free Speech Lets Exxon End Climate Suit
• Remote Hearings Should Be The Default In Civil Litigation
• Geothermal Plant Opponents Want 9th Circ. To Halt Project
• Engineer Wasn't Dogged On Flint Corrosion Fears, Jury Hears
• Path Out Of Russian Energy Riddled With Legal Potholes
• Shell Cleared Of $30M Texas Oil Contract Interference Claim
• Biden Sends Senate His Pick To Lead The EPA's Air Office
• How Energy Usage Is Driving Lawmakers' Crypto Concerns
• 'Painful' Big Dig Memories Steel Mass. For Infrastructure Influx
• Frustrated Rail Buyer Asks Chancery To Force $45M Escrow
• $112M Suit Between Russian Co., Ukraine Halted In NY, DC
• Orrick Adds Tech Pros In SoCal Offices
• Attorneys Today Need To Depose Like There's No Tomorrow
• CEOs Say Ukraine War Worsening Energy Supply Woes
• Fla. Judge Gives Initial OK To $83M Deal In Surfside Collapse
• Fla. Judge Axes EB-5 Suit Over Miami Beach Project
• Covington, White & Case Rep Carbon Capture Biz's $2.2B Deal
• Biden, UK Ban Russian Oil And Gas Imports
• High Court Won't Hear Group's Santa Fe Cell Tower Challenge
• NTIA Told It Can't Nix Broadband Aid Over City Network Limits
• CEOs Urge Energy Market Stabilization Amid Ukraine Conflict
• Green Group Fights For Shell Climate Policies In Terminal Suit
• Kerry Urges Unity Against Russia Amid Market Volatility
• Kirkland, V&E Lead $6B Merger Of Shale Oil Giants
• US Taps Ex-Official As Arbitrator In $15B Keystone Claim
• NYC Lender Sues Billionaire Bros. In $2.5B LA Hotel Project
• Nev. Mine Developer Tells 9th Circ. Project Shouldn't Be Halted
• BLM, Green Groups Settle Oil And Gas Lease Sale Challenges
• Chile Hydro Plant, Creditors Near Deal On Forecast Docs
• Ukraine, Russia Oil Co. Want Pause In $172M Fight Amid War
• High Court Clean Air Fight May Transform Administrative Law
• LA County Must Face Homeowners' Due Process Claims
• Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Plan Objectors Lose Appeal Stay Bids
• PE Firm Says Ukraine Crisis Should Keep Coal Mine Row In Ill.
• Latham & Watkins Snags White & Case Energy Deals Pro
• Senate Commerce Committee Mulls Ocean Shipping Reforms
• Sens. Clash With FERC Over Revised Pipeline Climate Policy
• Moapa Band, Feds Move Ahead With Nevada Solar Projects
• FERC Can't Appeal Loss In Energy Market Manipulation Case
• Austrian Construction Co. Says Libya Can't Redo $93M Fight
• Brazos Trial Over $1.9B ERCOT Bill Paused For Mediation
• Navajo Landowners Don't Want 10th Circ. To Ban NM Fracking
• Mich. State Judge Claims Immunity In Federal Court Tribal Suit
• 4 Takeaways From FERC's Pipeline Policy Shift
• Judge Wants More Info On Blame For Entrust Power Cutoff
• Power Plant Backers Say Feds Not Immune From $86M Claim
• Wis. Judge Blocks $500M Power Line From Wildlife Refuge
• Groups Say Fight Over Nixed Offshore Lease Sale Must Wait
• Judge Allows Citgo Sales Process To Go Forward
• Biden State Of Union Touts Russia Jets Ban, Supply Chain Fix
• Biden Vows To Expand Clean Energy In State Of The Union
• Lease Jackpot Signals Bullish Outlook For US Offshore Wind
• Flint's Water Processing 'Made It Worse,' Chemist Testifies
• Ill. Judge Tells High-Rise Investors He Doubts Funds Exist
• DOJ Backs STB's Switching Regs, Calls For More Work
• Leveraging Infrastructure Cash For Carbon Transport Projects
• Wind Farm Gets Just $2.3M For Breached Dominican Deal
• How Attorneys Can Ethically Terminate A Client Relationship
• Judge Won't Halt Washington River Civil Pollution Suit